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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in nearly 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.

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Top Stories

Children Living with HIV Deserve Fair Treatment

© Michael G.Nielsen

Field News

Georgia: Water, Basic Supplies Needed in Conflict Areas

MSF evaluations find displaced people in need of essential items, and that despite the growing presence of aid organizations, access to conflict areas is restricted.

© MSF

Press Release

MSF Treating Over 16,000 Severely Malnourished Children in Southern Ethiopia

Among them, 2,071 children suffering from medical complications have been admitted to five stabilization centers, where they receive 24-hour medical attention.

© Jehad Nga

Press Release

Trapped Somali Populations Need Immediate Life-Saving Assistance

The people of Somalia are currently facing a massive humanitarian crisis with unmet critical medical needs.

© Greg Constantine

Press Release

Thailand Forcibly Returns Hundreds of Hmong Refugees to Laos

MSF Calls for Immediate Halt to Forced Repatriations and Access to Returnees.

Malnutrition

MSF's Malnutrition Approach on 60 Minutes

© Michael Goldfarb/MSF

MSF estimates that only 3 percent of the 20 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition receive the lifesaving treatment they need.

Field News

Needs in Myanmar Remain Critical

© Michel Peremans/MSF

More than two months after Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on May 2, devastating entire communities and destroying thousands of lives, MSF is still providing much-needed assistance.

Southern Sudan

© Sven Torfinn

MSF Assists Displaced People in Southern Sudan

The fighting in Abyei in mid-May, caused almost 60,000 people to flee the area. MSF is providing medical care and relief items to thousands of the displaced.

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